Those countries, mainly in West and Central Africa and also in North Africa, are home to more than 120 million people. Macron has visited Africa seven times, touching down in nine countries since becoming president last May. Not all African Francophone thinkers agree with that philosophy. “African startups have energy but the big providers of development aid and financiers have not adapted to that. Read next: Why a celebrated Francophone Africa writer said no to president Macron’s Francophone projectSign up for the Quartz Africa Weekly Brief — the most important and interesting news from across the continent, in your inbox.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 27, 2018 06:00 UTC